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US Senate ratifies Kigali Amendment
The US lawmakers recently voted to ratify the Kigali Amendment, making this the first time in 30 years for the US to adopt an international climate treaty. Key facts The US Senate voted ratify the 2016 Kigali Amendment to the 1987 Montreal Protocol climate treaty and phase down the use and production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), ..
Month: current affairs - september, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: HFC • HFCs • kigali agreement • Kigali Amendment • Montreal Protocol • Ratification of Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol
15 Proposals worth Rs 6400 Cr Sanctioned for Stressed NBFCs and HFCs
The Finance Ministry has declared that the government has sanctioned 15 proposals worth Rs 6400 crores as part of the Special Liquidity Package, a part of the Rs 20.97 lakh crore ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ Package announced by the government. What is the Scheme? This scheme was launched on July 1 and it permits both primary and ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022 • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Finance Ministry • HFCs • National Housing Bank • NBFCs • NHB • RBI
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer: September 16
The International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer (or World Ozone Day) is observed every year on September 16 for the preservation of the Ozone Layer. This year, the theme for the Day is ‘Keep Cool and Carry On: The Montreal Protocol’. The day was designated by United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on December 19, ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
Topics: CFCs • Climate change • Days and Events • Environment • HFCs • International • Montreal Protocol • Ozone Hole • Ozone layer • Science and Technology
Historic Global Greenhouse gas emission Agreement signed in Kigali
A historic global climate deal was reached in Kigali, Rwanda at the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP28). The so called Kigali Amendment which amends the 1987 Montreal Protocol aims to phase out Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a family of potent greenhouse gases by the late ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • Environment • Global warming • HFCs • Hydrofluorocarbons • International • kigali agreement • Montreal Protocol • Rwanda